Weekend Plans
Despite the tensions at home, weekends were supposed to be for family time. We decided a beach day might help us reset.
While I packed, our daughter rummaged around, trying to find her cherished baby doll. ‘Mom, where’s my doll?
‘ she asked, concern lining her young face. As I helped her search, I felt the familiar pang of unease.
It was just a doll, but its disappearance felt somehow significant amidst everything else.